China emerged as the leading importer in the quarter, with its mollusc imports from Việt Nam exceeding US$23 million, a staggering rise of nearly 2,000 per cent.
For the first time ever, exports of white-leg shrimp have surpassed
those of giant tiger prawns, said Truong Dinh Hoe, general secretary of
the Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
